James Hansen: We should look at all energy options
Former NASA scientist says we need to develop all carbon-free energy sources to avoid disaster.
Anne White accepts the fusion challenge
Engineering professor undertakes innovative research in reactor design while working toward the realization of nuclear fusion.
Modeling nuclear energy
Senior Sterling Harper tackles nuclear energy risk with virtual simulation tools.
U.S. News ranks graduate programs in engineering, business highly
MIT is home to No. 1 graduate engineering program; Sloan is No. 5 business school.
MIT graduate students receive prestigious Lawrence award
Award acknowledges important contributions to inertial confinement research.
New analysis shows ion slowdown in fuel cell material
Dislocations in oxides seen as promising electrolytes create a “traffic jam” for charged ions.
Diamonds could help bring proteins into focus
New technique could use tiny diamond defects to reveal unprecedented detail of molecular structures.
How to prevent metal embrittlement
Analysis shows certain crystal boundaries can enhance, or reduce, hydrogen’s damaging effects.
New faculty in engineering
Twelve new faces join six academic departments in the School of Engineering.
The future of fusion power
In inaugural Del Favero Doctoral Thesis Prize Lecture, Zach Hartwig PhD '14 explains why fusion research should be at the top of NSE's agenda.
A renaissance in metals
Materials Day Symposium highlights breakthroughs in simulation methods, manufacturing techniques, and improved alloys.
